Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-05

YlcronrG (B.O.) May A Nanai-
mo aDeoial 20 she C0lOafsf asys: A terri
Sc efplosion oosuFfed IN No. / ssaft Of
the Victoria Goal CSmpa1y's mins
few minutes before six o'clock last
niohf. There are supposed 90 be about
no men 10 the mine. AZ midnieht
tvelve bodies had been taken oct
some are dead, soma seriously, and
etheFs fatally burned. Little hopes Of
reeauinQ any mora alive are entertained.
A rsaeafnQ party went dowR bat we're
unahle 70 do much, - they wofe over
come By the black damp. and we're
OBLIGED 10 retreat. One Of the Fssouin9
party, 8. Hndssn, died shortly after
coming out.
Tbs nine 10 nov on ere. AL the
frame work over the Gig shaft IL Gem
piotely destroyed. A hrs engine vas
brought ous well manned and has saved
the adjoining buildinga. The seems
around She shaft u Of the most heart
vsnaeriuq description. The grief Of
fh0sa Who have husbands, brothers, and
relatives Ia the doomed mine e beyond
portrayal. A special train With sur
Rsona and supplies started ct O'clock
this morning fFsm Victoria.
FunTHKn PARTICULARS,
Special 10 the PosT-INTKLLIoKNcRn.
NAnAIMo, May Am explosion Of
aas from & cause unknown occurred
yosasrdav ct the Esplenade. 10 shaft
No. 1. The explosi0n was followed By
q are Ia the air shaft and the fan and
fan house were totally destroyed BY ere.
Immediately after the EXPLOSION the
reaeuine parties recovered George Davis,
John smith, J. Jones, James stone, JAS.
Lynn and Jales Miehasls. All we're
alive and are now we'll. These were
brought ap dead w. Davis, w. Ora.
ven, w, Matsou and four Cinnamon.
Subsequently Major Gibson, ovsrseeF Of
the mine, arrived 81 the bottom Of tbs
shaft and vas hoisted 40 safe and
sound. Later on, about IL q. m, W.
Scales and John Linn and one China
man zeFa brought up dead. Volunteers
from Wellington and the ships are nov
working, endesvoFing b put cot the IRE
In she mine ana are reported 20 be sue
oeadlng. A soon - they are successful,
Fescuipe parties will DO sent dswn. Al
present ID IL impossible on account OF
the after damp. One Of the nrsi rescu-
ing party, samuel Hudson, of yelling
ton, vas killed by tbs after damp at II
o'clock last night. The sama fate nearly
befell she others, who we're saved With
great officially by the exeFtions of the
physicians In attendance.
The inpFlaoned miners number 140 Of
$50 men and boys, ninety being vhits
Toe rest are Cinnamon. There are veFs
slight hopes OF saving any Of these on
account Of the after damp.
l. a T. A.
and at the Wellington mines. The pub
lie schools are closed, coaFt has I'D
ioarned for one month and gloon pre-
walls everywhere, A drain has beeI
cut from the air shaft 10 aide wateF, anC
at tina high tide water will dow into th'
mine, which Is now believed 10 be enc
vast supeFhested furnace. This is nov
the only possible way TO quenoh the Ore
The balance Of the bodies gill not be re
covered until the IRE IL out and thl
mine pumped dry. This will be som
time yet.
SD. m.--So fer ten bodies four hadl
burnt, have been brought g. thtl sur
face. Nearly l60 are sill under RFOand
-Four streams are playing on the IRE be
low. A rescuing party may yet Feacl
the entombed men tonight should th
ere be under control.
STRIVING TO sUHDuH rHE TLAMKs.
HAKAuzo (B. o.. May Am da
gags Of men have been engaged II
strenuoun efforts 10 subdus the flames d
pany'a mine, and at l p. m. u va
thought they had the Gre under control
The MerTyWeather steam IRE engine
la e..
che harboF down the air Shaft, the hant
IRE engine having been taken dowA d.
mine where u IL fighting the fre frOn
the lsvel. II IL impossible 10 make a
attempt 20 Get AZ the imprisoned msE
until The Ore is sabdued, for by doinl
20 II
WOULD DRIVE TIE Gas
On 10 the Gre and cause q second disas
Ter. There IL but little hope Of sayini
the men Alive. but IA effort will be mad
at the frsi possible moment te reach ID
imprisoned miners. Over one-half Of
abe dead. injured and imprisoned mes
leave wives snd families 10 mourn theil
untimelY end.
HKLsv ARE TIE SAMEs
OF the killed and injured and those nov
In the m fated mine;
Dead ~ William Davis, John Linn
Johp Smith, William Craven. Fredericl
Madison, SamRel Hadsou OF yelling
Son. Who Termed enc of the rescu,ns
parties, died from the effects Of tn
nFs-dAmp, and seven Cinnamon vert
brought 20 dead.
Injured George Davis, John Jones
]. Stone. sE., John Lynch and JuIe.
Michael, Richard Gibson, the over
man Of the mine, miraculoasly ESCAPED
With a few outs about the face. Fol
leWing is the list Of
rHosx NOW rMfKsssKp
In the mine IS near CORRECT ~ can b
obtained Al present.
In No. l Lsvel-Georee Bswdon, Geo
Simmons, I. Martin, David Ellis ano
his sen Arthur, BENJAMIN Popplswel
James 1homas, Joseph Watson. Ed
ward JehHa, David Morgan, Edward
Benton, J, Wohank, Joseph Campbell
John Malcolm. Robert Bafins1on, ]
McGntHe. Robert Failon. Jo.sph Nil
ton, William Rome, William ID. Gilbert
John Richards, ! Crest, Joseph Ihouap.
sou, Michael Lyons, Aadrsw Hunter
John Meakin, SF., Andrew Maei
W, ". Campbell. J J. Saith
NeN clopF-DAnici laNsou. n. hufu4
Thomas Perry, Robert Nicholson, J
Blnudeli, George Bises. George Dawson
I. Hughes, Charles Drake. q. Willis
William Hegne. James L.y0nA jobs
ThompecR. A. Mallory, ". Morris
Wan. Hsy. John Mites. Alex Med maid
William Scales. Frank fahlv. William
Stephenson, A. AeAkin and J. German
Ne. 5 Leve. an old siege - N. Ger
coran, Malcolm Mclean, Peter Daeos
Joseph TellardO. John Esrwani and A
Depofiee (itsliArsl, Nicholas Johns,
Roderiek Mcdonald. W. J. Morgan. s
II. Myers. 7, Allen and Il Brpn.
No. Slssvel, norlh--CienrASe Old. Ahra-
ham Lewis, John NahADk. Cspley
Mahank. Thomas kvans. EvAn Jsnes
William nsves. J. II. Wesgfeldi. Arch
MUGS, II. lee ard bis san, Hadson
Lee, Robert aud John stone, Willisn.
Ridley, Joseph ard AndrsS Martin,
aeerge BarsFam, Hereert RsviiaekWay
Wllism Luksy, Sr.. MsiilSms Lakey
sr- Jas. hoGzAn. J ByeFS ana James
Is6isier. n u estimated thai there arr
between ATTY and q venty Eve Coinanen
IN the nina.
oSR OF rlsE fNguEEn.
jules MichasL one % she men In.
iaFed. stated that he vas sitiina in q
cabin az snpp<r 10 Nc shAft and fsll